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A research group at the University of Bologna has developed an anti-cancer phage, i.e. a virus that is harmless to humans, genetically engineered and chemically modified to selectively eliminate cancer cells only. The targeted, non-invasive treatment is activated by light
A research group of the University of Bologna analysed the spatial distribution of water resources depletion in connection with proximity to large urban areas and defined a model that might prove fundamental to mitigate the impact of urbanization on the ecosystem
The device was developed by a research team led by scientists at the University of Bologna. It is fast, effective, reliable, and low-cost: it could prove useful in the clinical field and for the development of new vaccines against COVID-19
According to the first-ever global estimate, there are approximately 73,000 tree species corresponding to 14% more tree species than those currently known. Approximately a third of the unknown species are supposedly rare thus underlining the great richness of ecosystems and their great vulnerability to human-induced changes
A research group from the University of Bologna discovered the first causal evidence of the double dissociation between what we see and what we believe we see: these two different mechanisms derive from the frequency and amplitude of alpha oscillations
Two new applications developed at the University of Bologna will be presented at Dubai Expo. Using deep-learning techniques, they allow 3D mapping of real environments with only one camera
A study on mice carried out by researchers at the University of Bologna reveals that such exposure alters glucocorticoid receptors (stress hormones) in the hippocampus and significantly reduces sleep between the rest and active phases
The infant, dubbed ‘Neve’, found in a cave in the Liguria region, Italy, lived around 10,000 years ago, was between 40 and 50 days old when she died and her grave goods included pendants and beads. The discovery offers insight into the social structure and funeral practices of hunter-gatherers in the early Mesolithic
Found at least seven specimens of Tethyshadros insularis including Bruno, the largest and best-preserved dinosaur ever found in Italy. These specimens are 80 million years old, they are larger than previously thought and lived on the shores of an ancient ocean within a unique ecosystem
A new study published in Nature shows that this meteorological phenomenon does not originate as a typical tropical monsoon, but because of the Mexican orography which strongly influences it. The new findings could have significant consequences for assessing the potential impact of climate change in the region
By replicating temperature and pressure levels of the earth’s upper mantle, an international research group let hydrogen and diamonds react generating methane as a result. This finding may prove to be key in our understanding of the deep carbon cycle which is fundamental to life on our planet
Throughout their pre-Columbian history, indigenous peoples of Mexico have evolved different genetic adaptations in response to environmental and cultural conditions that have subsequently been radically altered by European colonisation and current global change. Some of these adaptations now affect their susceptibility or resistance to various diseases
An unprecedented level of detail: these fascinating warm gas structures map out the recurring activity of supermassive black holes going back up to 200 million years ago and impacting greatly on the evolution of the intergalactic medium
A new study carried out by researchers from the University of Bologna and the National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF) shows for the first time that a star cluster within the Large Magellanic Cloud originated in a different galaxy
Intergenerational contacts within families are reportedly not the cause of the high transmission of SARS-CoV-2 among the elderly during the first wave. The actual cause may be in the higher number of social contacts between people of all ages compared to that of other European countries such as Germany and the United Kingdom
Some White Dwarf stars retain a thin layer of hydrogen that allows them to produce energy for a longer period of time and thus extend the final stage of their life. The discovery was made by a research team led by scientists from the University of Bologna and the National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF)